PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Segrate Klouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klouse has chosen Gucci Mane-My own worst enemy as his entrance music. Macadam Baird has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Baird
vs
Klouse

186 cm
23
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
24
179 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Macadam Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Segrate Klouse!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Klouse gets a clinch.
Baird wants to take the fight to the mat but Klouse manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Klouse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klouse gets through Baird's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klouse scores with a shoulder strike.
Baird jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klouse walks away with a smile on his face. Baird gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Klouse has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Klouse.
Baird blocks an uppercut.
Klouse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klouse is defending well for now.
Klouse throws a head punch that misses.
Klouse prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macadam Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klouse has a couple of punches blocked by Baird.
Klouse lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klouse avoiding damage as Baird throws knees to the body.
Baird trying to control the position but instead, Klouse has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baird into the cage.
Baird wants to take the fight to the mat but Klouse manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baird.
Klouse lands an uppercut.
Klouse misses with a punch on the inside.
Baird is working for takedown but Klouse is calmly controlling the position for now.
Baird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klouse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baird stalling in the clinch but Klouse improves position.
Klouse has a couple of punches blocked by Baird.
Klouse working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Klouse.
Klouse has a couple of punches blocked by Baird.
Klouse has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Baird seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Klouse can turn it around.
Klouse lands a shoulder strike.
Klouse has a couple of punches blocked by Baird.

Baird is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Klouse can't fight it off and eventually Baird manages to take the fight to the floor. Klouse looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Baird stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klouse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird trying to control the position from guard on top but Klouse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baird stops Klouse from standing up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baird wants to control from the top but Klouse keeps moving.
Baird slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Baird goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Klouse has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Baird but great work by Klouse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Klouse with the ground and pound but Baird regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Klouse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Klouse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Klouse with the ground and pound but Baird uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Baird avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Klouse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baird works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Klouse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Klouse postures up in Baird's guard and throws a big left but Baird blocks it.
Klouse postures up in Baird's guard and throws a big left but Baird blocks it.

Baird is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Klouse with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klouse is one step ahead there.
Klouse working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Baird utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baird utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Baird tries for a takedown but Klouse sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Klouse tries to clinch up but Baird circles away and keeps his distance.
Baird tries to score a power double leg takedown but Klouse sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baird somewhat.

Klouse clinches up with Baird and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Segrate Klouse dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Klouse moves into the clinch.
Klouse is pressed up against the cage. Baird has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Klouse down to the mat. Klouse avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Klouse tries to clinch up.

Klouse moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Baird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klouse.

Baird breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klouse tries to clinch up.
Segrate Klouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klouse slaps away a takedown attempt from Baird, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Klouse clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird is trying to force a seperation but Klouse has the dominant position.
Baird tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macadam Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klouse misses with the head strike.
Baird wants to take the fight to the mat but Klouse manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Baird has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Klouse avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Baird tries to pull guard but Klouse holds him up against the cage and eventually Baird drops back down to his feet.
Klouse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baird backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baird.
Klouse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baird backwards.
Klouse misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Klouse fails to land.
Klouse stops a takedown attempt from Baird.
Klouse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Klouse gets through Baird's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Klouse.
Baird tries to score a body lock takedown but Klouse shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Klouse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baird can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klouse working aggressively here.
Klouse misses with the head strike.
Klouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klouse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baird is trying to drag Klouse to the mat but Klouse just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klouse.
Klouse lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Klouse fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Baird uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klouse.
Baird blocking some punches.
Segrate Klouse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baird blocking some punches.
Klouse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baird jumps guard but Klouse turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Klouse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Klouse.
Klouse lands a shoulder strike.
Klouse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Klouse working aggressively here.
Baird has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Klouse avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Baird lands a nice uppercut.
Klouse swings wildly with an uppercut but Baird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baird tries to score a body lock takedown but Klouse shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klouse.
A nice left hand lands by Klouse.
Klouse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Klouse swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klouse has a couple of punches blocked by Baird.
A short right from Klouse.
Klouse lands with a light punch inside.
Klouse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baird drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baird.
Klouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klouse scores with a shot to the side of Baird's head.
Klouse is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Klouse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Klouse.
Klouse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Klouse misses with the head strike.
Baird looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Klouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klouse.
A short uppercut from Klouse.

Baird is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klouse.
Oh Baird is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klouse prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short left from Klouse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klouse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klouse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Klouse lands a shoulder strike.
Klouse misses with the head strike.
Klouse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baird backwards.
Klouse lands a left hand.
Baird goes for a takedown attempt but Klouse pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Klouse moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Klouse.
Baird fails to pull guard.
Baird can't break the clinch.
Klouse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bairds head.
Klouse unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Baird! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Klouse is unloading with more strikes now! Baird drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Segrate Klouse!
An out of breath and clearly excited Segrate Klouse thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).